| I am firmly convinced the country of India was | | | | you don't like the place you're in, just get on a train for |
| transplanted from another planet. You will find no other | | | | a day or two and you'll be in a completely different |
| place like it on this world. | | | | world. |
| India | | | | One of the biggest traveler complaints about India is |
| India is a country where you will see everything you | | | | the poverty. In truth, it is bad. There is simply no way |
| can imagine. More importantly, everything you will see | | | | around the fact. Whatever you have previously seen, |
| will be intense. You will not see a beggar, you will see | | | | wherever you have previously gone, nothing matches |
| millions of them. You will not see a beautiful beach, you | | | | the poverty in India. The shanty towns are large cities |
| will see the most beautiful beaches in the world. Places | | | | and the conditions are less than ideal. To get a first |
| of wealth are so over the top you'll be stunned. The | | | | hand account, I suggest you read the excellent book, |
| shanty towns of the poor, on the other hand, will set | | | | "Shantaram", by Gregory David Roberts. Roberts lived |
| you back on your heals. | | | | in one of the shanty towns for years while on the run |
| India is the one place you can visit and come away | | | | from the law. The book is tremendous and gives you |
| completely enthralled and disgusted at the same time. | | | | a different perspective on the poverty situation. |
| If your idea of traveling is sitting in a posh hotel, India | | | | Regardless, you will have problems dealing with the |
| has such resorts but you'll be unable to avoid the less | | | | poverty in India. It can ruin your trip if you're not careful. |
| attractive areas. If you prefer to get out and take in a | | | | If you're considering visiting India, you need to accept |
| culture that is completely alien to your own, you will | | | | the fact that life is different there and you need to |
| never find a better place than India. | | | | come to grips with this before you go. In truth, India is |
| India is really a number of countries within a political | | | | an incredibly captivating country of beauty, stunning |
| boundary. The south of India is entirely different than | | | | sites and incredibly funny people. |
| the north. The same goes for the east and west. If | | | | |